Tiến instructed relevant agencies to conduct assessments and set up detailed criteria for human resources, infrastructure, communication, IT and finance for the health stations’ operations.

In HCM City, the Department of Health has demanded that each district choose one health station in their locality to use as a family medicine practice model.

Twelve such health stations have been set up so far. They have upgraded their facilities and invested in more medical equipment.

The department has instructed doctors at district-level hospitals to rotate shifts at these health stations.

Thanks to the investment, the Tân Quý Ward health station has attracted local residents. More than 70 patients now visit the station every day, double the number in the period before it began the family practice model.

The station will expand screening and monitoring of non-communicable diseases in the upcoming time. It will also strengthen communication to local residents about preventive methods against diseases. — VNS